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affiant

noun
/əˈfaɪənt/US

Etymology

From affy (“(obsolete) to have faith in, trust; to formally affirm or promise; etc.”) + -ant (suffix forming agent nouns from verbs).

  1. derived from *bʰeydʰ-✻ — “to convince; to trust”
  2. derived from fidēre
  3. derived from *fīdāre✻ — “to trust”
  4. derived from af-
  5. derived from affidare — “to betroth; to pledge faith”
  6. derived from afier — “to agree to marry; to believe, trust; to assure, promise; to confide in; to pledge, swear”
  7. derived from afier
  8. derived from afier
  9. inherited from affien — “to have faith, trust”
  10. formed as affiant — “affy + -ant”

Definitions

  1. An individual witness whose statement is contained in an affidavit

    An individual witness whose statement is contained in an affidavit; (generally) an individual who makes a sworn deposition; a deponent.

    • This affiant looked at the wound after Mr. M‘Credie was dead, and from its appearance, which was very large, was of opinion that it was occasioned by a ball and two or three buck short. And farther this affiant saith not.
    • I am bringing this information forward now because if we were involved unknowingly in something that was wrong, I want it to be righted. Further affiant sayeth naught.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA